Irene: Red Velvet Member and Artist Profile

Bae Joohyun — born March 29, 1991. leader, vocalist, rapper, performer and actor.

Bottom line

Irene (Bae Joohyun) is a Red Velvet member and independent Artist, born March 29, 1991. Her current individual management is SM Entertainment. She remains part of the active five-member group in 2026.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Profile

Stage name	Irene / 아이린
Birth name	Bae Joo-hyun
Born	March 29, 1991
From	Daegu, South Korea
Group	Red Velvet
Roles	Leader, vocalist, rapper, performer and actor
Solo debut	Like a Flower (2024)
Current status	Active Red Velvet member and SM Entertainment solo artist

Stage name: Irene. Birth name: Bae Joohyun. Birthday: March 29, 1991. Group: Red Velvet. Group status: current member. Core work: leader, vocalist, rapper, performer and actor. Verified original solo work includes Like a Flower in 2024 and Biggest Fan in 2026.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Before Red Velvet

Irene trained before entering a debut system that required live vocal blend, precise camera blocking and fast concept changes. Pre-debut chronology matters; trainee anecdotes that cannot be sourced do not become personality facts.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

The Red Velvet debut record

Irene debuted with Red Velvet on August 1, 2014 through “Happiness,” then helped establish the velvet side with “Be Natural.”

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Performance identity

Her stillness is not absence; it is camera control. Irene can make a held glance do the work another performance gives to eight counts.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

The bright catalog

In “Dumb Dumb,” “Russian Roulette,” “Red Flavor” and “Power Up,” Irene works inside arrangements that treat brightness as rhythmic engineering. Expression, tone and timing have to survive a frame already crowded with hooks.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

The velvet catalog

“Automatic,” “One of These Nights,” “Bad Boy” and the group’s R&B b-sides expose blend and breath. Irene does not disappear into harmony; her timbre supplies one of the edges that lets five voices sound like a group instead of one polished sample.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Horror and narrative work

“Peek-A-Boo,” “Psycho,” “Chill Kill” and “Cosmic” demand acting choices as well as choreography. The useful analysis stays on public performance: gaze, timing, posture, editing and how the song’s tension reaches the body.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Solo Artist routing

Irene has released original individual music: Like a Flower in 2024 and Biggest Fan in 2026. That is why this same page appears in Artist and member discovery. One human gets one chronology, even when solo promotion uses another label or a different visual language.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Current status in 2026

Individual management: SM Entertainment. Red Velvet group work remains coordinated with SM Entertainment. The 2026 five-member Velvet Summer comeback is stronger evidence of active membership than speculation built from contract headlines.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Velvet Summer

Irene returned with Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri for the August 3, 2026 mini album. “Surfin’ Boy” reopens the summer lane with all five present and makes the current lineup visible rather than merely promised in a statement.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Psycho relationship

The exact “Psycho” official upload links all five members. Irene is a participating member, so the React routes here as well as to the group hub. The tracker rejects title-only collisions with unrelated songs.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Member relationships

Red Velvet connects Irene to Irene, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy and Yeri. These links document shared work, not invented private intimacy.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

Public-person boundary

This page records releases, credits, agencies, roles and public performances. It does not diagnose health, translate silence into conflict, or use body commentary as career analysis. A profile can be thorough without treating a woman as public property.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

International fan guide

Use official Red Velvet media, label notices and credited release services. Check the uploader and exact video ID before assuming a clip is canonical. Agency changes belong in dated status notes; fan edits belong in discovery, not as primary evidence.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

RaeRae take

Her stillness is not absence; it is camera control. Irene can make a held glance do the work another performance gives to eight counts. The point is not to crown one member the secret engine. It is to name the particular work she does so “all-rounder” does not become a compliment that erases craft.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

What to watch next

Track verified individual releases, acting, writing, hosting and full-group schedules. New work extends this canonical page. It does not create a duplicate Artist biography, and a quiet month does not rewrite confirmed membership.

The archive keeps fact and reading in separate lanes: credits and dates establish the record; the RaeRae take argues from what is visible and audible.

In-depth React image cards

Surfin’ Boy — a full-group summer return

Sweet Dreams — ten years in one scrapbook

Cosmic — romance joined a flower cult

Chill Kill — five sisters built an escape plan

Psycho — elegance with a cracked foundation

Wish You Hell — Wendy fired the polite version of herself

Official Socials and links

Red Velvet at SM Entertainment · Red Velvet on Weverse · Red Velvet Japan profile

Official video tracker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZP153MUpHY

Surfin’ Boy — 2026 official MV and CVM React

The exact master belongs to the five-member Velvet Summer comeback.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv-UAioFOW0

Sweet Dreams — anniversary MV and CVM React

The anniversary scrapbook documents ten years without flattening the group into nostalgia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyG21rXCxlY

Cosmic — official MV and CVM React

The folk-horror visual language is interpretation layered onto an exact official upload.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlyrt5eAtKI

Chill Kill — official MV and CVM React

The group’s third studio album era is attached to the canonical master.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8Mrt1IpXg

Psycho — official MV and CVM React

Exact official upload reconciled; no BABYMONSTER title collision remains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIQgSDpwFEo

Wendy — Wish You Hell official MV and CVM React

Wendy’s solo master routes to the same canonical member/Artist page.